Legislation· Mar 2025Sponsored by John Kennedy (R)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Cancels a rule requiring oil and gas companies to report archaeological findings.
Tradeoff
Eliminates a requirement that oil and gas lessees submit archaeological reports to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) before drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Returns to the prior rule, which let BOEM request reports only if a regional director suspected archaeological resources were present.
What's in it
The Senate agreed to proceed on February 25, 2025 (54-42), then passed the resolution that day (54-44). The House passed it on March 6, 2025 (221-202), and it was signed into law on March 14, 2025.
Senate
Introduced
(Feb 4, 2025)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Feb 4, 2025)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged by petition(Feb 24, 2025)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 11
Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #91 · Feb 25, 2025)
54 yeanay 42Senate
On the Joint Resolution
Joint Resolution Passed(Roll #92 · Feb 25, 2025)
54 yeanay 44House
Received from the Senate
Received(Feb 26, 2025)
House
Passage of the bill
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources”
Passed(Roll #61 · Mar 6, 2025)
221 yeanay 202House
Sent to the President
(Mar 10, 2025)
White House · Signature
Signed
Donald Trump (R)
Enacted
Became law(Mar 14, 2025)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Final passage· 119th Congress · 2025–2027